Dog Vegas Grade 3-5 Finals 2011
With
all the rings for the day finished, the entertainment for the night was ready to begin. It was
the Grade 3-5 Small/Medium final with Kevin Lampitt judging. The Dog Vegas team was ready to get
the ring moving. The spectators settled in and the drinks were flowing. The handlers were ready to
begin.
The
Smalls were drawn to run first so it was Karen Miaskowski on the line with Spirit of Surprise.
They started the final off with 10f. The first clear round went to Selena Bray with Shanandi
One & Only, fourth to run. They completed a stunning round in a very fast time of 36.609
seconds. This was definitely a round to put pressure on the other finalists.
With
an array of steadier clears, 5 and 10 faults rounds and a couple of eliminations, it was time
for the Mediums to rise to the challenge that Selena had set. The first Medium to go clear was
Leah Bray - keeping it in the family - but with a slower time of 50.781 seconds. After a couple
of 5 fault rounds, it was Linda Cummings on the line with her stunning Urban Myth No Worries,
If this combination goes clear, then there are few that can beat them on time. Well, they did
manage to go clear and with a cracking time of 33.762 seconds which did prove to be unbeatable.
Well
done to Linda on winning the Small / Medium final, and well done to all of the finalists for qualifying for
this year's final.
The final results
were:-
Winners for Dog Vegas Small/Medium Grade 3-5
Combined Final 2011
1st - Linda
Cummins with Urban Myth No Worries - 33.762 (C)
2nd - Selena Bray with Shanandi One & Only - 36.609 (C)
3rd - Nikki Keeler with Coco Lamone - 41.343 (C)
4th - Beck Cook with Little Miss Devil - 44.085 (C)
5th - Rachel Bunce with Ferns Little Darling - 46.391 (C)
Next came the Large dogs with
Kevin Lampitt judging.
First on the line
was Heidi Windheuser with the first of two runs with Rajjinka High Flyer, a three year old
Border Collie. Unfortunately they were unfortunately eliminated. Heidi picked up 5 faults with
her other dog, a six year old Kelpie, Morgans Red Kite.
Second on the line
was 17 year old Martin Read with Went with a Flash. This dog lived up to his name with a
fantastic clear round in a time of 26.848 seconds. Tthis really set the standard from the start
as there wasn’t much room to improve on this round. After Jo Hyslop’s 5 faults, Bob Sharpe was
4th to run. He managed a clear round in a respectable time of 29.556 seconds, but it was almost
three seconds behind Martin's time.
We then had to wait
until the 11th combination to run for the first challenge to Martin's run. It came from Amanda
Ellerton with three year old Border Collie, Dragondaze Into Gear. They managed to put in a
brilliant performance to shave nearly 2/10ths of a second of Martin’s time with a clear round
in a time of 26.664. Was this going to be the winning round? Amanda has had a brilliant year
with this dog that has just moved up to grade 6, so she was going to take some beating.
Jess Cothay with
her Border Collie, Fuzzy Logic took their turn to try and take the leading time, but they
weren’t quite fast enough. They ended up with a clear round in 27.09 seconds– a great effort,
but not quite there. The only other clear that was close, was Naomi Hall, running 25th with
Hainan’s Racy Red Slinky Minx. They had a clear round in 28.606 which would eventually take the
4th place rosette home - pretty good as it is only Naomi’s second year competing. She is
definitely one to watch for the future, I think.
So it was Amanda
Ellerton’s night, a bottle of bubbly or two would be drunk no doubt.
The final results
were:-
Winners
of the Dog Vegas Large Grade 3-5 Combined Final 2011
1st
Amanda Ellerton with Dragondaze Into Gear
26.664 (C)
2nd Martin Read with Went with A Flash
26.848 (C)
3rd Jess Cothay with Fuzzy Logic
27.090 (C)
4th Naomi Hall with Hainan’s Racy Red Slinky Minky
28.606 (C)
5th Bob Sharpe with Sherebridge Just In Case
29.556 (C)
Well done to all of
the finalists for qualifying for the final and a special well done to Amanda Ellerton for
winning the top prize.
The prizes
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1st
£70.00 + Dog Vegas vouchers, a stunning trophy, a Dog Vegas T-shirt, a Kong dog toy
and a rosette
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2nd
£30.00 + a Dog Vegas T-shirt and a Kong dog toy and a rosette
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3rd
£50.00 + a Dog Vegas t-shirt, a Kong dog toy and a rosette
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4th
£20.00 + a rosette
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5th
£10.00 + a rosette
All
attending finalists received a finalist rosette.
We
would like to thank our sponsors and the people who help make these events possible including:-
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Kevin Bowers for judging the final
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Show
Offs Rosettes for supporting the heats
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Dog
Vegas for organising the heats and the final and for providing £100 in cash and other prizes
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Kong
for proving dog toys for the winners
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The
Clubs and ring parties for hosting the heats and running the final.
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Action Packed Photography for providing the photographs
As
always, this proved to be a popular event for the Small and medium Combinations. We look
forward to the final in August 2012. Please look out for the qualifying heats around the shows.
Dog Vegas Large Grade 6 First
Contact Final 2011
The Large Grade 6
final took place at the Dog Vegas show at Grantham on 30 July 2011. With Larry Jackson judging
and the the sun shining, the Dog Vegas team was ready it was time to start the first ever Large
Grade 6 final. There was a good crowd out to watch these Grade 6 handlers. For some it was
their first final.
It was destined to
be Alison German's night. With a cracking round in a time of 32.190 seconds, she beat Jo
Hyslop's brilliant Belgium, Bonvivant Object D’Art into 2nd place with a time of 34.379.
In the end, eleven
handlers ended up with the big 'E' and all but six had faults,
Well done to all of
the finalists for qualifying for the final and a special well done to Alison German for winning
the top prize.
The final results
were:-
1st
Alison German with Nedlo What's The Story
32.190 (C)
2nd Jo Hyslop with Bonvivant Object D'Art
34.379 (C)
3rd Helen Brown with Passism Seastorm 35.382
(C)
4th Joanne Shawley with Jarysmystic Mabes Delight AW(S) 36.236 (C)
5th Sue Smith with Hot Shot Dream Maker
36.774 (C)
6th Colin Veal with Wiccaweys Magic Magpie
39.296 (C)
7th Trevor Shelswell with Barton View Cast A
Spell 32.757 (5)
8th Anthony Medcalf with Heathgate Tilly Ridducks 33.498
(5)
9th Joanne Shawley with Seldom Seen Special Edition 34.524
(5)
10th Steven Pluves with November
Ten 36.198 (5)
The prizes
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1st
£100.00, First Contact vouchers, a lovely trophy, a First Contact T-shirt, a
commemorative coaster and a rosette.
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2nd
First Contact T-shirt, a commemorative coaster and a rosette
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Rosettes to 5th place
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Commemorative coasters to 10th place
All
attending finalists received a finalist rosette.
We
would like to thank our sponsors and the people who help make these events possible
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Larry Jackson for judging
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First Contact for supporting the heats
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Dog
Vegas for organising the heats and the final
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The
Clubs and ring parties for hosting the heats and running the final. Action Packed photography
for providing the photographs.
This
has proved to be a popular event that will run again for the July 2012 final, look out for the
heats around the country.
www.dogvegas.co.uk
www.firstcontactagility.co.uk
www.actionpackedphotography.co.uk
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